First
of all, I have toacknowledge my thirteenth cousin Antoine Vanoutryve
for hosting this 67234 pages on his server, without any cost, obligation or
banner. It took me years to find the opportunity to perform reliable monthly
updates. To Antoine my gratitude will be eternal.

I
must acknowledge the work of a number of folks over at least 30 years that has
gone into the material collected here. Without their help, this would be far
more a work in progress than it is.

One
of the most pleasant surprises, as this web site matures, are the emails,
"out of the blue," from distant cousins with insights into linkages
that might have taken me years to recognize, or might never been recognized.
This sense of community & linkage, as much as anything, creates the
pleasure that genealogical research has become. It also reveals something once
suspected but never understood, that you are related to many of the folks you meet
on any given day, even though that link has been made many generations before
this generation.

Some
of the folks who help are absolutely remarkable. They selflessly dedicate
significant time to assisting. In the future, recognition to these
contributions will be made on the site wherever possible, next to the material
they contributed to. And some will go unacknowledged by their own request,
since some who have shared their many hours of research & their insights
prefer to remain anonymous.

If
you find the site of any use, please advise me. If you see flaws or errors,
your critique and contribution are also welcome. If you wish to contribute,
your input will be cherished, used & acknowledged.

Finally,
for those of you who provided input that has never
been posted here, please accept my apology.